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2025-09-04

Take It One Oil Barrel at a Time

By The Eat That Frog Team

Tracy tells the story of crossing a desert by driving from one oil barrel to the next, each just visible on the horizon. You don't need to see the whole route to finish the journey.

Large tasks feel paralysing because we imagine them whole. Break the frog into single steps and commit only to the next one.

Completing one visible step generates the momentum and confidence to reach the next barrel, and the next, until the crossing is done.

Put this into practice, start free

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